#302 - A Space Tragedy


In Pokémon Red/Blue, there's a model of a space shuttle named Space Shuttle Columbia. This references the first ever shuttle to reach space. In the remakes, this Easter Egg was removed, as the real shuttle desintegrated in 2003, killing the entire crew.

SOURCE 1: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pewter_Museum_of_Science#Trivia
SOURCE 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_disaster

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